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Generic Structure and Function of Advertisement

This document defines advertisement text and discusses its generic structure and functions. An advertisement is a public announcement about a product, service, or event for sale, found in newspapers, television or online. The main functions of advertisements are to urge people to buy or use what is being advertised, announce the product/service/event to the public, and convince people to use what is being advertised. The generic structure of an advertisement includes the purpose, name of the product, and intended user. There are different kinds of advertisements based on the media used, including printed, advertorial, display, and electronic advertisements. Language features used in advertisements include precise and logical word choices that provide necessary information, indicate the target audience, and make suggestions.

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Generic Structure and Function of Advertisement

This document defines advertisement text and discusses its generic structure and functions. An advertisement is a public announcement about a product, service, or event for sale, found in newspapers, television or online. The main functions of advertisements are to urge people to buy or use what is being advertised, announce the product/service/event to the public, and convince people to use what is being advertised. The generic structure of an advertisement includes the purpose, name of the product, and intended user. There are different kinds of advertisements based on the media used, including printed, advertorial, display, and electronic advertisements. Language features used in advertisements include precise and logical word choices that provide necessary information, indicate the target audience, and make suggestions.

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Generic Structure and Function of Advertisement

Once again we want to share about Functional text. In this care we want to share about
Generic Structure and Function of Advertisement. Although the title is Generic Structure and
Function of Advertisement but in this session we will discuss about the definition, function,
generic structure, language feature, kinds and the example of Advertisement. (also study
: Purpose and Generic Structure of Invitation Text)
Let’s go to the material of Generic Structure and Purpose of Announcement:
Definition of Advertisement
Advertisement text is a text consists of a public announcement commonly found in a
newspaper, television, or internet advertising. Sometimes it is about a product, services, or an
event for sale.
Function of Advertisement
Based on the definition of Advertisement as above mentioned so there some function or
purpose of Advertisement, they are:
 To urge the listener or reader to buy or use the product or services being advertised.
 To announce about a product, services, or an event to the public.
 To convince of communication about a product, services, or an event so that the user
effort to use the product or services.
Generic Structure of Advertisement
1. Purpose: purpose built of the advertisement.
2. Name of product: product names in advertising.
3. User: user of the product.
Kinds of Advertisement
Based on the media used, there are some kinds of advertisement, they are:
1. Printed Advertisement
Printed advertisement is an advertisement that it is published by using printed media, such as
newspaper, magazine or others.
2. Advertorial
Advertorial is an advertisement formed as news.
3. Display Advertisement
Display Advertisement is an advertisement in which it is displayed in an image or big
letters.
4. Electronic Advertisement
Electronic Advertisement is an advertisement published using electronic media, such as,
radio advertisement, television advertisement, internet advertisement, etc.
Language Features of Advertisement
When we want to make an advertisement, we have to know some Language Features of
Advertisement, they are:
 The choice of words used related to necessary information.
 The choice of words used to indicate the target
 The choice of words used is precise, logical, and courteous.
 The choice of words used have a suggestion for the audience.

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